Contents of March 2006 American Libraries
News Fronts
6 ALA
- ALA Mourns Loss of Book Award Namesake
- Petition Candidates Seek Council Posts
- Committee Approves Seven CPLA Courses
- COA Announces Accreditation Actions
11 Washington
- President’s 2006 and 2007 Budgets Boost Library Funding
- Patriot Act Compromise Announced
- Google Defies DOJ Demand for Search Records
13 USA and International
- Library Insists FBI Provide Warrant in Alleged Terror Threat
- Task Force Recommends D.C. Library Overhaul
- Dozens of British Libraries May Close
- Flooding at Yale Damages Rare Cambodian Newspapers
- Newsmaker: Straight Answers from VARTAN GREGORIAN,
president of the Carnegie Corporation of New York
Special News Reports
28 Forecast for 2007:
Barometer Steady; Windfalls Possible
BY BEVERLY GOLDBERG
The fiscal state of the states.
30 The Eyes of Texas on LIS
BY CHARLES SEAVEY
The annual conference of the Association for Library and
Information Science Education.
Features
36 Cover Story:
Next Generation Librarianship
BY RACHEL SINGER GORDON
Examining the unique role of GenX and GenY librarians
in strengthening our professional future.
40 Finding the Blood in the Turnip
BY BRITTA JOHNSON, MARY JORGENSEN, MEGAN SEGRE, and JENNY YANKOVICH
A grassroots group unearths alternative revenue streams when
traditional sources dry up.
42 A Critical Need
BY MITZI PERDUE
Libraries can play a crucial role in helping people
with substance abuse problems.
Midwinter Meeting Roundup
44 San Antonio: Spotlight Shifts from Education for
Librarianship to Cuba
55 ALA Council and Executive Board Wrap-Ups
64 Official Candidates’ Statements
Departments
2 Editorial
“A Dear John Letter”
BY LEONARD KNIFFEL
5 ALA President’s Message
“The Greatest Challenge”
BY MICHAEL GORMAN
32 Thus Said
33 Reader Forum
35 On My Mind
“‘Local Libraries & More’ a Click Away”
BY NEAL K. KASKE
69 Technically Speaking
“Everything Was Bigger—Except the News”
BY ANDREW K. PACE
72 Currents
74 Grassroots Report
“The Ultimate in Library Programming”
BY JENNIFER BUREK PIERCE
76 Internet Librarian
“It’s All About...”
BY JOSEPH JANES
78 Working Knowledge
“Mastering the Group Interview”
BY MARY PERGANDER
80 Librarian’s Library
BY CATHLEEN BOURDON
82 Quick Bibs
“High-Octane Thrillers”
BY BILL OTT
86 Career Leads
95 How to Contact ALA / Index to Advertisers
96 Will’s World
“Confessions of a Footnote Enthusiast”
BY WILL MANLEY
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